Holes in the ground >:O

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So I just got back from a trip to China & Japan, and I'm super glad to be back in the land of sanitary, sitting toilets n_n; The picture above is a typical Chinese toilet; in fact, it's the entire bathroom of the house that I stayed in while in Beijing.

What you do is... crouch... ;o And do your stuff, ya?

How do you feel about crouchy toilets? ^_^ Have you used them before? Do you have the (mis)fortune to be living in an Asian country that is filled with them and use them often?

I imagine that something like that (it's pretty small) in so small an area (the bathroom was tiny) would be really tough for someone to use if they were very overweight! So like... a lot of Americans would probably have much difficulty with it. :| ...And crouching for long periods of time is PAINFUL. *works out with crouches!*

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I like to sit down whilst using the toilet, which is why I'm pleased I'm a female and living in England. :jess:

I wonder if there are any reasons they don't change to the western style of toilets.

Probably there's too many and lack of funds or whatever! The newest and bestest places already use sitting toilets, and some houses have them too, but the majority of places still use the crouching kind. Especially public places =[

Right, I live in Poland and some people qualify it as an Eastern European country. We don't have these... Holes, instead of toilets. However, our closest neighbour to the east - Lithuania - they do. I was once on a trip with a choir there and we stayed at this... Let's call it a hotel. They had the same stuff as the thing in your picture. The only diference is that it was orange...

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Originally Posted by Loony BoB

I wonder if there are any reasons they don't change to the western style of toilets.

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Well, sometimes crouching toilets in public places like malls and stuff can be a bit of a boon; no fear of infections from dirty seats and stuff. I know some of my friends prefer to crouch for a little while as opposed to using filthy foul dubious-looking seats.

And yes, Asian country, yes, yes! But they're actually not that common. A few public places will have only crouching toilets, but mostly sitting ones. And most homes have sitting ones, too!

Orange holes sound pretty cool :p

Ew, this would be OK if you were a guy trying to go pee. For a girl, it's lose/lose.

I suppose constantly having to crouch would help make sure you are in good shape. If you don't have good thigh strength, you could topple over while you are trying to do your business! :(

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Originally Posted by Obsidian

I suppose constantly having to crouch would help make sure you are in good shape. If you don't have good thigh strength, you could topple over while you are trying to do your business! :(

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:lol: that's probably why they keep them, to have a laugh at the tourist expence. id laugh

With western style toilets, the bowl volume ensures that if you aren't doing something stupid, the urine will not bounce back and hit you.

For people with strong streams, those crouching toilets offer NO splash protection.

I would rather pee outdoors than get my shoes messed up in that place.

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Originally Posted by Obsidian

I suppose constantly having to crouch would help make sure you are in good shape. If you don't have good thigh strength, you could topple over while you are trying to do your business! :(

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Actually, Lithuanians DO seem to be in good shape :D

Oh my word. Jojo, you should've just learned to pee standing up. All girls should incase they go to china!

Look it's not like I haven't tried, but at the end it always drips down your leg and it's gross and then you have to shower and waste a ton of time and it was all for nothing. D:<

We just aren't properly equipped... x_X;;

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:eek: wow

When my wife and I last went to Japan we bought an electric toilet seat to bring back with us so the seat would be warm for her in the winter. xD